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2017 Report Cards

CHARLESTON

Superintendent:	Dr. Gerrita Postlewait
Board Chair:	Mrs. Kate Darby
District Phone:	843-937-6318

Enrollment	48,582
Schools	82
Teachers	3,384

State Rating History*

Past Year's Ratings
2014 - Excellent
2013 - Good
2012 - Good

SC READY South Carolina College-and Career-Ready Assessments

English

Mathematics

SCPASS

Science

Our District: Percent Met and Above for each grade level

4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade	7th Grade	8th Grade
52.3	51.3	52.8	52.3	56.1

Social Studies

Our District: Percent Met and Above for each grade level

4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade	7th Grade	8th Grade
81.1	74.4	74.9	67	71.8

The ACT

Percent of Students in District Meeting ACT College-Ready Benchmarks, 2017

English Benchmark Score: 18	Math Benchmark Score: 22	Reading Benchmark Score: 22	Science Benchmark Score: 23	All 4 Subjects
52.2	34	37.8	28.3	22.1

ACT WorkKeys

End of Course Tests

Percent of tests with scores of 60 or above on:	Our District	State
Algebra 1/Math for the Technologies 2	80.9	75.1
English 1	77.4	77
Biology 1	78.2	73.8
US History and the Constitution	73.2	67.9
All Subjects	77.7	73.6

Outcomes

State Graduation Rate
Four-Year	Five-Year
84.6	84.3

District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate
2014	2015	2016	2017
80.3	83.8	82.9	84.2

District Five-Year Cohort Graduation Rate
2014	2015	2016	2017
80.2	83.4	86.9	85.9

Percentage of Seniors Eligible for LIFE/Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
District	State
33.2	36

Percentage of Students from 2017 Graduating Class Enrolled in a two- or four-year college or technical college pursuing an associates degree, certificate, or diploma in Fall 2017
District	State
76.2	70.8

SAT - District Performance

Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
57	558	531	1089

Opportunities

For students to meet the profile of the SC Graduate

	Our District	Change from last year
Students (n = 48,582)
% of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child or homeless)	53.2	Down from 53.3
Attendance rate	94.7	No change
With disabilities	9.8	Up from 9.3
Out-of-school suspensions or expulsions for violent and/or criminal offenses	2.5	Up from 2.2
Percentage of students served by gifted and talented program	21.7	Down from 22.7
Percentage of students retained	1.6	Up from 1.5
Annual Dropout Rate	3.2	Up from 2.7
Enrolled in an AP/IB Program	37.1	Up from 35.7
Successful in an AP/IB Program	71.9	Up from 68.7
Career/Tech students in co-curricular organizations	5.6	Down from 14.6
Enrollment in career/technology courses	7535	Down from 8098
Students participating in work-based experiences	3.9	Down from 9.0
Number of seniors who have completed FAFSA forms	1848	Up from 1441
Percentage of seniors completing college applications	73.7	Down from 84.1
Number of students enrolled in dual enrollment courses	2294	Up from 1185
Success of students in dual enrollment course	88.8	Down from 97.6
Dropout Recovery Rate	4.4	Down from 6.4
Enrolled in adult education GED or diploma program	116	Up from 113
Completed adult education GED or diploma program	43	Down from 46
Teachers (n = 3,384)
Percentage of teachers with advanced degrees	60.3	Up from 59.0
Percentage of teachers on continuing contract	71.5	Up from 58.9
Teachers returning from previous year	86.7	Down from 88.6
Teacher attendance rate	N/AV	N/A
Average teacher salary	$49,249	Up from $46,213
Professional development days/teacher	8.7	Down from 9.7
Percentage of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	1.2	Up from 1.0
District
Principal's/Superientendent's/Director's years at school/district	2	Up from 1
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	22.5 to 1	Up from 16.0 to 1
Prime instructional time	N/AV	N/A
Number of schools with AdvancEd (SACS) accreditation	13	Down from 14
Parents attending conferences	100.0	No change
Percentage of classes not taught by highly qualified teachers	Under Revision	N/A
Dollars spent per pupil	$10,546	Down from $11,404
Percent of expenditures for instruction	47.2	Down from 50.8
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	52.5	Down from 53.0
Number of dual enrollment courses offered	27	Up from 26
Average administrator salary	$89,811	Up from $88,751